Charles Spurgeon Commentary Matthew 9:11-13

"And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Teacher with the publicans and sinners? But when he heard it, he said, They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick. But go ye and learn what [this] meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners." — Matthew 9:11-13 (ASV)

And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, “Why does your Master eat with publicans and sinners?” But when Jesus heard that, he said to them, “Those who are whole need not a physician, but those who are sick. But you go and learn what that means, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice:”

God prefers the doing of good to all outward ritual and ordinances, even the best of them: I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: